Solar panel maker SoloPower has secured financing to build a manufacturing plant in Oregon, a step toward ramping up production of its thin-film sola... read more »
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The IEEE is stepping up its involvement in energy-related technologies with its latest working groups. The engineering organization announced today... read more »
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A pilot eSolar plant which uses sun-tracking mirrors to create heat to make steam which makes electricity through a conventional turbine. (Credit: ... read more »
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Fuel cell company Lilliputian Systems today announced an investment and manufacturing deal with Intel, a step toward bringing a handheld fuel cell c... read more »
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(Credit: WindMade.org) Call it a "wind-win" opportunity: there's a new push on for a "WindMade" certification label for U.S. companies, services, ... read more »
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Power grid and building equipment supplier Schneider Electric said today has agreed to acquire Telvent in a bid to boost its smart-grid software por... read more »
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Abound Solar has secured $510 million to ramp up production of its thin-film solar panels and compete in the cut-throat pricing of the global solar ... read more »
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The MyFord Mobile app uses MapQuest to find charging stations. (Credit: Ford) MyFord Mobile smartphone app (photos) LAS VEGAS--The Chevy ... read more »
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Renewable chemicals company Genomatica has raised $45 million for a demonstration-scale production and early commercialization plans for a green versi... read more »
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(Credit: U. S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) The Air Force has approved a blend of jet fuel and plant-based fuels to work with an aircraft... read more »
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analysis Republicans in the new Congress will pose a greater threat to the Obama administration's strategy to regulate greenhouse gas polluters than... read more »
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Robotics manufacturing tends to evoke visions of a John Henry-esque scenario in which competent women and men lose jobs to hunks of automated metal. ... read more »
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Google and its partners cleared the first major hurdle with U.S. regulators today to build a $5 billion transmission line that would transport elec... read more »
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Anxiety over Japan's quake-crippled nuclear reactors has triggered calls from lawmakers and activists for review of U.S. energy policy and for brake... read more »
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Ira Helfand, board member and past president of Physicians for Social Responsibility. (Credit: Physicians for Social Responsibility) The news o... read more »
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BOSTON--In one respect, green-tech companies are realizing what IT manufacturers did many years ago: just selling a box will only go so far. To ge... read more »
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Renault/Nissan expects to produce 500,000 electric cars annually worldwide at the end of 2013 and does not need a successful launch of the General M... read more »
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At this year's New York auto show, Nissan showed off its Leaf Nismo RC, a race car based on the Leaf electric car. But rather than just making it ... read more »
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In a move to beef up demand for its product, Chinese solar wafer manufacturer LDK Solar announced today it has acquired a 70 percent stake valued at $... read more »
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SAN FRANCISCO--California unveiled its final draft of a market system to curb greenhouse gases, relaxing expected rules in the face of a weak econo... read more »
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